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Against the Grain

Sidewalk Planning and Politics

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Sidewalks take us places, but they’re also places of their own, where all sorts of people come together and interact. Shannon Mattern, who has written about the history of the sidewalk, claims that we’re entering a new era of sidewalk planning, use, and politics, driven in large part by advances in communications, surveillance, and smart technologies. … Continued

Letters and Politics

A Church Occupation by the English Collective of Prostitutes & A History of Railroad Labor Disputes and Government Intervention

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Part I. Reflecting on the significance of the occupation of the Church of the Holy Cross (1982) in London to protest “police illegality and racism” against sex workers. Guest: Selma James is founder of the International Wages for Housework Campaign and author of Hookers in the House of the Lord and The Power of Women … Continued

Law & Disorder

San Francisco to vote on authorizing killer robots; $3.5m redistributed for Black self determination; Plus, Resistance in Residence

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On today’s show, we discuss San Francisco’s proposal to authorize SFPD to use killer robots, going before a final vote by the Board of Supervisors on December 6. We’re joined by Dean Preston, San Francisco Supervisor for District 5. We hear “Blacktivist,” by Oakland-based actor, hip hop artist, filmmaker, and member of the Community Ready Corps security … Continued